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Can a law speed up late payment in a sluggish economy?

Creditors’ lack of awareness of their rights and regulations has prompted the European Commission to launch a campaign on late...

Conferences

Skanska takes CEE award for Green House

Real estate company Skanska Property Hungary took home a nice prize from last week’s third annual Europa Property CEE Green...

History

TI drops Hungary in Corruption Perception Index ranking

In what the organization’s local managing director called “a step backward,” Transparency International dropped Hungary one place in the ranking...

History

Editorial: The central bank censor

Gradually settling into its new role as overseer of the financial markets, the central bank tried its jurisdiction in a...

Social

Secret for MICE tourism: Compensate creatively

From the Budapest Business Journal print edition: Starting and driving a Trabant, especially for those raised on modern four-cylinder engines,...

Awards

Accenture in agreement to acquire Evopro

Global consulting, technology and outsourcing company Accenture today announced an agreement to acquire the Budapest-headquartered software developers Evopro group. With...

Awards

Investment costs: a plus which brings a minus

According to analysts, the number of real estate investments financed by European Union grants may be set to grow in...

History

Hungary in attempt to restart cattle export to Kazakhstan, Belarus

Agriculture Administration Minister Endre Kardeván has held meetings in Kazakhstan and Belarus this week in an attempt to get Hungarian...

Food

Morgan Stanley: Funding for Growth scheme efficiency key to Hungarian economy in 2014

Analysis from Morgan Stanley economist Pasquale Diana released yesterday reveals the investment advisory’s take on recent cutbacks in the base...

Awards

Croatia minister: MOL behavior “inconsistent” in INA negotiations

Croatian Economy Minister Ivan Vrdoljak yesterday warned that MOL shareholders could pay a high price for “inconsistent behavior” in a...

Tourism

Unemployment rate drops to 9.8% in October

The Central Statistics Office (KSH) has reported that in August-October 2013, the number of unemployed in Hungary was 434,000, 29,000...

History

MSzP: Betting at tobacco shops makes “National Addiction Shops”

Two more national tobacco shops will install online betting terminals pursuant to the law that established a government monopoly on...

Food

Survey: 91% without positive view of lending

Nearly two-thirds of those responding to a survey by the Hungarian branch of personal loan provider Cofidis said that they...

Food

Analysts: MNB to cut 20 bp, may not stop easing at 3%

Hungary's central bank is all but certain to carry out another 20 bp interest rate cut this week and is...

Awards

Happy 60th: Observing The Golden Team’s Greatest Win

Today marks the anniversary of perhaps the single greatest day in Hungarian sports history: On this day in 1953, the...

Art

What János Bródy Means to Hungarians

For János Bródy, who turned 80 this year, 2026 has been momentous. On April 10, he was one of more...

In Hungary

3-day Kerekdomb Festival Returns to Tállya

The historic village of Tállya is in the Tokaj-Hegyalja wine region, part of the UNESCO World Heritage, nestled among the...

Culture

Hungarian Jazz Great Gábor Szabó Honored at Magyar Zene Háza

With the opening of a pop-up exhibition at Budapest’s switched-on Magyar Zene Háza, the 90th anniversary of Gábor Szabó’s birthday...

In Hungary

A Shared Celebration: An Exclusive Advent Weekend in Tállya

There is a special kind of magic in the weeks leading up to Christmas. As the year draws to a...

Budapest Hotels Outperform Regional Rivals Despite Lower Guest Numbers

Budapest’s hotels delivered some of the strongest results in CEE, posting an 81.3% occupancy rate, and leading the region with...

What János Bródy Means to Hungarians

For János Bródy, who turned 80 this year, 2026 has been momentous. On April 10, he was one of more...

Budapest’s Déli Station to Close for Weekend Repairs Ahead of Major Upgrade

Budapest’s Déli railway station will close entirely on Oct. 10-11 for maintenance aimed at eliminating several speed restrictions, Transport and...

Kissmiklos Marks Shift to Fine Art With ‘Lobbyism’ Exhibition at Hotel Clark

Hungarian artist kissmiklos is shifting his creative focus entirely to fine art, marking the transition with “Lobbyism,” an exhibition that...

Tourism Agency Consults 70 Industry Groups on Strategy Through 2036

The Hungarian Tourism Agency (MTÜ) is drawing on recommendations from 70 professional organizations to develop a sector strategy through 2036,...

Renewing the Spirit of Countryside Wellness Hospitality

More than a year after taking over Sárvár’s Spirit Hotel Thermal Spa, Zoltán Árvai is balancing the traditions of an...

State and City to Renew Budapest’s Danube Waterfront

The gov't and Budapest will form a new 50–50 joint company to develop the Budapest section of the Danube, resolving...

WWII Munitions Removed From Two Budapest Riverside Locations

Military bomb disposal experts removed World War II munitions discovered near Szabadság Bridge and on Margaret Island on Saturday, prompting...

3-day Kerekdomb Festival Returns to Tállya

The historic village of Tállya is in the Tokaj-Hegyalja wine region, part of the UNESCO World Heritage, nestled among the...

Hungarian Jazz Great Gábor Szabó Honored at Magyar Zene Háza

With the opening of a pop-up exhibition at Budapest’s switched-on Magyar Zene Háza, the 90th anniversary of Gábor Szabó’s birthday...

Wizz Air Ranks Second Among Central European Airlines at Skytrax Awards

Wizz Air has been named the second-best airline in Central Europe at the 2026 Skytrax World Airline Awards, based on...

Government Agrees to HUF 120 bln Budapest Bailout and Transport Funding Overhaul

The government will provide Budapest with HUF 120 bln to settle outstanding debts under a deal that also includes shared...

Investing in a Functioning Economy

About 90 guests attended an Economy CEO Breakfast and Executive Leadership Forum at the Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest on Thursday...

Debrecen to Host Europe’s Battery Leaders at Hungarian Battery Days in November

Leading policymakers, industry executives, international organizations and experts will gather in Debrecen on Nov. 4-5 for the sixth Hungarian Battery...

A Shared Celebration: An Exclusive Advent Weekend in Tállya

There is a special kind of magic in the weeks leading up to Christmas. As the year draws to a...